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| name = The Climbers
| name = The Climbers
| image = The Climbers - and - The Head Waiter - 1919 newspaperad.jpg
| image = The Climbers - and - The Head Waiter - 1919 newspaperad.jpg
| caption = A contemporary newspaper advertisement, featuring The Climbers as a double feature with ''[[The Head Waiter]]'', another film from 1919.
| caption = newspaper advertisement The Climbers as a double feature with ''[[The Head Waiter]]'' 1919
| director = [[Tom Terriss]]
| director = [[Tom Terriss]]
| producer = [[Vitagraph Company of America]]
| producer = [[Vitagraph Company of America]]
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| runtime = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]; 4,644 feet
| runtime = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]; 4,644 feet
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| language = Silent (English )
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'''''The Climbers''''' is a 1919 silent film produced and distributed by the [[Vitagraph Company of America]]. It is based on [[Clyde Fitch|Clyde Fitch's]] Broadway play. This film was directed by Tom Terriss and stars [[Corinne Griffith]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Climbers1919.html ''The Climbers'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>[http://ibdb.com/show.php?id=2622 Broadway versions of ''The Climbers'', the original in 1901 and a revival in 1904; IBDB.com]</ref>
'''''The Climbers''''' is a 1919 silent film produced and distributed by the [[Vitagraph Company of America]]. It is based on [[Clyde Fitch|Clyde Fitch's]] Broadway play. This film was directed by Tom Terriss and stars [[Corinne Griffith]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Climbers1919.html ''The Climbers'' at silentera.com</ref><ref>[http://ibdb.com/show.php?id=2622 Broadway versions of ''The Climbers'', the original in 1901 and a revival in 1904; IBDB.com]</ref>


A previous version of Fitch's play had been made in 1915 as ''[[The Climbers (1915 film)|The Climbers]]'' with [[Gladys Hanson]] and a later version in 1927 again as ''[[The Climbers (1927 film)|The Climbers]]'' with [[Irene Rich]].
A previous version of Fitch's play had been made in 1915 as ''[[The Climbers (1915 film)|The Climbers]]'' with [[Gladys Hanson]] and a later version in 1927 again as ''[[The Climbers (1927 film)|The Climbers]]'' with [[Irene Rich]].


A print is preserved in the [[Library of Congress]].<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1734/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Climbers'']</ref>
A print is preserved in the [[Library of Congress]].<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1734/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Climbers'']</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Corinne Griffith]] &ndash; Blanche Sterlin
*[[Corinne Griffith]] Blanche Sterlin
*Hugh Huntley &ndash; Richard Sterling
*Hugh Huntley Richard Sterling
*[[Percy Marmont]] &ndash; Ned Warden
*[[Percy Marmont]] Ned Warden
*Henry Hallam &ndash; George Hunter
*Henry Hallam George Hunter
*[[Josephine Whittell]] &ndash; Clara Hunter
*[[Josephine Whittell]] Clara Hunter
*Jane Jennings &ndash; Aunt Ruth
*Jane Jennings Aunt Ruth
*James Spottswood &ndash; James Garfield Trotter
*James Spottswood James Garfield Trotter
*Corinne Barker &ndash; Julia Godesby
*Corinne Barker Julia Godesby
*[[Emily Fitzroy]] &ndash; Mrs. Hunter
*[[Emily Fitzroy]] Mrs. Hunter
*[[Charles Halton]] &ndash; Jordan
*[[Charles Halton]] Jordan
*James A. Furey
*James A. Furey


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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{IMDb title|0010010|The Climbers}}
*{{IMDb title|0010010|The Climbers}}
*[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-climbers-v87431 allmovie/synopsis; ''The Climbers'']
*[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-climbers-v87431 allmovie/synopsis; ''The Climbers'']
*[http://cplorg.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4014coll16/id/624/rec/117 lantern slide promotional]
*[http://cplorg.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4014coll16/id/624/rec/117 slide promotional]


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Revision as of 23:19, 4 June 2016

The Climbers
Contemporary newspaper advertisement with The Climbers as a double feature with The Head Waiter (1919)
Directed byTom Terriss
Written byLucien Hubbard (scenario)
Produced byVitagraph Company of America
StarringCorinne Griffith
CinematographyTom Malloy
Edited byGeorge Randolph Chester
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • November 8, 1919 (1919-11-08)
Running time
5 reels; 4,644 feet
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Climbers is a 1919 American silent comedy drama film produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on Clyde Fitch's Broadway play. This film was directed by Tom Terriss and stars Corinne Griffith.[1][2]

A previous version of Fitch's play had been made in 1915 as The Climbers with Gladys Hanson and a later version in 1927 again as The Climbers with Irene Rich.

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Climbers at silentera.com
  2. ^ Broadway versions of The Climbers, the original in 1901 and a revival in 1904; IBDB.com
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Climbers
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